North American FJ-3M Fury Navy Fighter Aircraft Editorial Image

On display at Oceana (NAS) Naval Air Starion in Virginia Beach, Virginia. The North American FJ-2 and FJ-3 Fury are a series of swept-wing and carrier-capable fighters for the United States Navy and Marine Corps. These aircraft feature folding wings, and a longer nose landing strut designed to increase angle of attack upon launch and to accommodate a longer oleo to absorb the shock of hard landings on an aircraft carrier deck. Deliveries began in September 1954, and the FJ-3 joined the U.S. Navy fleet in May 1955. An FJ-3 was the first fighter to land aboard the new supercarrier USS Forrestal (CVA-59) in 1956.